JEWS IN GERMANY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21492, 16 May 1933, Page 9

JEWS IN GERMANY

HELP FOR REFUGEES LONDON PROTEST MEETINGS [from our own correspondent] LONDON, April 13 Presiding in London on Sunday at a meeting of tho Jewish Boaid of Deputies, Mr. Neville Laski, 3£.C., said that the campaign of discrimination against Jews had been intensified In Germany. It was substantially impossible for any Jewish member of the professional classes to pursue his occupation and earn his livelihood. Indeed, it was becoming increasingly evident that, boycott or no boycott, tho Jewish trader, large and small, was losing day by day any chance of remaining part of the economic system of a Nazi regime. Mr. Laski added that a refugee reception committee had been formed, with Mr. Otto Schitf as chairman. They were in a position to draw on at least £IO,OOO. The board had decided to hold a non-Jewisli meeting of protest. The board unanimously adopted a resolution calling upon the Jews of the British Empire to use all means at their disposal to induce the present German Government to withdraw its policy of discrimination against tho Jews of that country. Affront to all World Creeds

A meeting of members of the Association of Jewish Friendly Societies held on Sunday passed a resolution, moved by Mr. 13. Janncr, M.P. for "Whitechapel, " expressing horror at tho recent attacks on German citizens of the Jewish faith, and in particular at the removal of judges, lawyers, doctors, civil servants, and teachers from their posts in Germany," and its view that "tho attempts to deprive all Jews of their right to live and follow their respective callings solely on the ground that they are members of the Jewish faitli constitutes an affront to all the creeds of the civilised world and a menace to the world's peace." Lieutenant-Colonel C. Waley Cohen, president of the association, who was in the chair, said that day by day the whole civilised world had stood aghast at the accounts of cruelties and degradation inflicted on the Jews in Germany—stories vouched for by Englishmen of independence and impartiality. It was difficult to understand how it could help the German nation to reduce the Jewish population to a position in which they could neither help themselves nor help tho nation. Attitude of Marquess of Reading

Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson, Conservative M.P. for Handsworth, Birmingham, said that none had pleaded harder than the Jews against the humiliation of Germany after the B The Marquess of Reading has resigned his connection with the AngloGerman Association, of which he was president. liis decision was cdn\ eyed to the secretary of the association, Mr. Bernard Morgan, in the following lettCV"l shall bo obliged if you will inform the members of the Anglo-Ger-man Association that, in view of the policy of persecution now being pursued by the German Government against the Jews in Germany, 1 cannot as a member of the Jewish community continue to hold office as president or to remain a member ot the society. Please convey to the members niv gratitude for their loyal support durintr mv tenure of office since the 111S> of the association in JIBS." Mr. Morgan stated that lie would call a meeting of the members as soon •is possible after Easter and tell them of Lord Reading's decision. He mentioned that Lord Reading presided at a dinner given by the association to Dr. Bruening, then the German Chancellor, when he visited this country.